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1986Final results

1986 election for Florida House District 1

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Tom Tobiassen (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating John Adams (R) by 48.6 points.

Tom TobiassenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%14,646
John AdamsRepublican
25.7%5,063
19,709 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+100.01978D+29.71982D+47.71984D+48.61986D+8.21990D+25.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET